26 NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL TIMBER SALES. 



submit applications far enough in advance to make advance cutting 

 unnecessary. 



Form of appiica- The application for advance cutting will take the 

 tton - following form : 



APPLICATION FOR ADVANCE CUTTING. 



(Case designation.) 



(Title of approving officer. ) 

 (Address*.) " 



SIR: 



, , of , , herebv 



(I or we.) (Name of applicant.) (City.) (State.) 



apply for the privilege of advance cutting to the amount of 



(M feet b. m., cords, etc.) 



under timber-sale application of 



(my or our.) (Date.) 



National Forest, If this application is approved 



(State.) 



do hereby, in consideration of the granting of said privilege, promise 



(I or we.) 



and agree to deposit with the National Bank of 



, (United States depository), to be 



(City.) (State.) 



placed to the credit of the United States, in advance of cutting, a sum sufficient, in 

 the judgment of the Forest officer in charge, to cover the estimated value of all such 

 timber as may be cut under this application prior to notice of the award of the sale 

 of the timber included in said timber-sale application; and to submit, in accordance 

 with the directions in the notice of sale, based on said timber-sale application, a bid 

 of not less than the minimum rate (or rates) named in said notice of sale, and further to 

 pay said depository for all the timber cut as aforesaid, at not less than the minimum 

 rate (or rates) named in the said notice of sale, or, if a bid higher than the minimum rate 



(or rates) is received, at the rate (or rates) of said bid. And further prom- 



(I or we.) 



ise and agree to cut and remove said timber in strict accordance with all and singu- 

 lar the rules, regulations, and provisions set forth in said application and such modi- 

 fications thereof as may be made by the approving officer. 



A deposit of dollars ($ ) has been sent to said .depository to cover the 



estimated value of such timber as may be cut in advance as aforesaid. 



Signed in duplicate this day of , 19. . 



(Signature of applicant.) 

 Approved at , under the above conditions, 19. . 



(Signature of approving officer.) 



(Title.) 



All requests for advance cutting will be submitted to the Secretary 



Procedure ^ or a PP rova l> through the Forester, in accordance 



with Regulation S-8. Requests by wire should state 



the amount, stumpage rates at which the timber will be advertised, 



and conditions creating an emergency. Upon approval of the request 



by the Secretary, the formal application will be approved by the 



